LONDON - Stephan Malmstedt's claim against Per Gessle and EMI Records UK was dismissed by the High Court today. The judge also dismissed Malmstedt's immediate appeal.

"I am of course very pleased with this judgement," Per says. "It did not however, come as a surprise. Malmstedt has tried to pursue this matter for almost 10 years and has failed in Sweden. Now he has also failed in the UK. I trust this will be the end of this episode."

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